Cleveland Park Congregational UCC

Nurturing love of God and love of neighbor in the world

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Feb. 23, 10:30 am
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Moderator's Memos

Here is a collection of our Moderator's Memos - emails from the church's lay leadership to the congregation - updating us all on church activities, goals and achievements.

From Our Moderator

“Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices.” (Chalice Hymnal, #715)
 
So begins one of our most familiar – and one of my favorite – hymns, regularly sung at Thanksgiving and sung at other times of the year as well. (Spoiler alert: It’s our closing hymn this Sunday.)
 
The hymn conjures up images of “wondrous things,” “countless gifts,” “bounteous God,” “joyful hearts,” and “blessed peace.” One can easily envision a Thanksgiving table laden


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From Our Moderator

Giving Season

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.”  (Matthew 25: 35-36, NRSV)
 
We get lots of opportunities to live out these words of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew,

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From Our Moderator

Time, Talent, and Treasure – this old adage, rooted in scripture, came to me as I was reflecting on this past year in the life of our church. What an abundance of riches we have in the time and talent of each of you in our church community. This time and talent enables us to live out our mission to nurture love of God and love of neighbor in the world.
 
I also was reminded of the treasure we

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From Our Moderator

Trivia question for today: What do October, pumpkins, Cleveland Park Church, and Phantom of the Opera have in common?
 
Need a clue?
 
It’s our first ever – and possibly budding annual? – Pumpkin Fest on Saturday, October 26, at 4 pm.
 
Bring the family, bring your friends and neighbors, or simply bring yourself and join us for this fun, entertaining, and maybe even spooky afternoon delight.
 
We’ll have poetry (selections from The Raven and more) and

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From Our Moderator

Finding Balance
 
I am writing this Moderator’s Memo on the cusp of the Autumnal Equinox, one of the two days of the year when the hours of light and dark are almost equal (I’ll explain use of the word “almost” in a bit). As you read this, we will have made the passage from astronomical summer to fall.
 
For those of us who particularly love summer, this passage to shorter days, longer nights, and colder temperatures brings with

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